वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-53, verse-3

धन्यास्ते पुरुषश्रेष्ठ ये बुद्ध्या कोपमुत्थितम् ।
निरुन्धन्ति महात्मानो दीप्तमग्निमिवाम्भसा ॥३॥

3. dhanyāste puruṣaśreṣṭha ye buddhyā kopamutthitam ,
nirundhanti mahātmāno dīptamagnimivāmbhasā.

3. dhanyāḥ te puruṣaśreṣṭha ye buddhyā kopam utthitam
nirundhanti mahātmānaḥ dīptam agnim iva ambhasā

3. puruṣaśreṣṭha te mahātmānaḥ ye buddhyā utthitam
kopam dīptam agnim iva ambhasā nirundhanti dhanyāḥ

3. O best among men, blessed are those great-souled individuals who, by their intelligence, restrain arising anger, just as one extinguishes a blazing fire with water.

Words meanings summery:

• धन्याः (dhanyāḥ) - blessed, fortunate, happy

• ते (te) - those, they

• पुरुषश्रेष्ठ (puruṣaśreṣṭha) - O best among men

• ये (ye) - who (relative pronoun)

• बुद्ध्या (buddhyā) - by intelligence, by understanding

• कोपम् (kopam) - anger, wrath, fury

• उत्थितम् (utthitam) - arising (anger) (arisen, sprung up, agitated)

• निरुन्धन्ति (nirundhanti) - they restrain, they check, they suppress

• महात्मानः (mahātmānaḥ) - great-souled ones, magnanimous ones

• दीप्तम् (dīptam) - blazing, inflamed, radiant

• अग्निम् (agnim) - fire

• इव (iva) - like, as, just as

• अम्भसा (ambhasā) - with water

Words meanings and morphology

धन्याः (dhanyāḥ) - blessed, fortunate, happy

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dhanya

dhanya - blessed, fortunate, rich, virtuous

ते (te) - those, they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

पुरुषश्रेष्ठ (puruṣaśreṣṭha) - O best among men

(compound noun)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puruṣa+śreṣṭha)

• puruṣa – man, person, male, human being
  noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best, most excellent, pre-eminent
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative of praśasya (excellent)

ये (ye) - who (relative pronoun)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what (relative pronoun)

बुद्ध्या (buddhyā) - by intelligence, by understanding

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of buddhi

buddhi - intelligence, intellect, understanding, discernment

Root: budh (class 1)

कोपम् (kopam) - anger, wrath, fury

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kopa

kopa - anger, wrath, rage

Derived from root kup (to be angry)

Root: kup (class 4)

उत्थितम् (utthitam) - arising (anger) (arisen, sprung up, agitated)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of utthita

utthita - arisen, stood up, produced, caused

Past Passive Participle

From root sthā with prefix ud

Prefix: ud

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with kopam

निरुन्धन्ति (nirundhanti) - they restrain, they check, they suppress

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of nirudh

Prefix: ni

Root: rudh (class 7)

महात्मानः (mahātmānaḥ) - great-souled ones, magnanimous ones

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, magnanimous, noble; a great person; the supreme (ātman)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahat+ātman)

• mahat – great, large, vast, mighty
  adjective (neuter)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essential nature (ātman)
  noun (masculine)
  Root: at (class 1)

दीप्तम् (dīptam) - blazing, inflamed, radiant

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dīpta

dīpta - blazing, shining, bright, splendid, inflamed

Past Passive Participle

From root dīp (to shine, to blaze)

Root: dīp (class 4)

Note: Agrees with agnim

अग्निम् (agnim) - fire

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of agni

agni - fire; the god Agni; digestive fire

इव (iva) - like, as, just as

(indeclinable)

अम्भसा (ambhasā) - with water

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of ambhas

ambhas - water, fluid, sky, ether